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The etiquette rules of tea parties

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thanks to ohhowcivilized for the tea etiquette list

 

1. Dress appropriately. Tea can be dangerous, and it is advised to have sensible clothing for the occasion.

2. Keep phones off the table. Also keep them out the tea.

3. Put your pinkie finger down when holding the handle of the teacup. This includes the ones attached to your hands.

4. Hold the teacup by the handle. Do not cup your hands around the teacup, nor hold it with your fingers inside the tea.

5. Stir up and down, not in circles. Making noise with the teaspoon is frowned upon. Be quiet. BE QUIET!

6. Don't drink from your teacup with the teaspoon in it. Put your teaspoon on the saucer either on the ride side or behind the cup. Do not, under any circumstances, put it to the left of the cup.

7. Don't put the teaspoon in your mouth, eyes or other orifices.

8. Saucer stays on the table. As good as it would be for all spillages to go onto the saucer, you (as a member of high society) are expected to not have spillages anyway.

9. Don't blow on the tea to cool it down. If it is scalding hot, you must pretend otherwise.

10. Take small sips of tea. We don't care how thirsty you are, or how much you want to get away, SIP

11. Don't swish your mouth with tea. Hold on, people do this?

12. Use milk and sugar only for black tea. Alternatives do not form a valid recipe, and you will be told "have you tried removing a sugar?"

13. Eat with your fingers. Read that again, it does not say "eat your fingers"

14. Tea sandwiches are eaten first. Remember, your peers are judging you. JUDGING.

15. Break the scone into small pieces. Do not make a scone sandwich. Do not have fun. Do not have enjoyment.

16. Never dunk your scone into tea. No matter how much you like it.

17. Used utensils don't go back on the table. Nor do they go to on the left side of your saucer (very important)

18. Don't lick your fingers. Even if there's jam there.

19. Dab, don't wipe. Yes, that dab. Hit the griddy.

20. Place utensils on the plate in the 4:20 position when tea service is over. This is a serious tea rule, not a wemp joke. It lets the server know you're done.

21. Place napkins on the left side of the place setting when getting up. This is the only thing that goes on the left of your saucer.

22. Do not spill the tea. DO NOT SPILL THE TEA.

 

Now let's see how the dragon is getting on

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Excellent etiquette, pinkie kept down but... he's spilled the tea!

Get him!

 

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Join us for afternoon tea at Bruce's Flying Circus, Release N13

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Im going to glove slap it like a gentleman.

 

Glove might be at the end of the spear though😆

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Uncouth American here, can I have my tea on ice please?

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19 hours ago, Spacy said:

Uncouth American here, can I have my tea on ice please?

 

That's going a little overboard don't you think?

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Is the scone part of a Devon Cream Tea? and if so when does the clotted cream go on first or last? :P

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On 5/12/2023 at 12:47 PM, Hailiah said:

Is the scone part of a Devon Cream Tea? and if so when does the clotted cream go on first or last? :P

Last, unless he's a complete Philistine.

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Thank you for hosting yet another amazing event! The tea burned my mouth and the sermon ticks were divine. 

 

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